Metabolism and Fat Burning Facts
Guest(s)
Liz Applegate, Ph.D., FACSM
Topic
Learning About Our Metabolism
Topic Info
Metabolism is a constant process that begins when we're conceived and ends when we die. It is a vital process for all life forms — not just humans. If metabolism stops, a living thing dies. Liz Applegate, Ph.D., director of sports nutrition at UC Davis joins the show to clear up myths about Metabolism.
Guest Info
Dr. Liz Applegate, a nationally renowned expert on nutrition and fitness, is a faculty member in the nutrition department and the director of sports nutrition at the University of California at Davis.
Her enthusiasm for teaching and informal lecture style make her undergraduate nutrition classes the nation’s largest with enrollments exceeding 2,000 students annually. Her Nutrition 10 course was voted “Best GE Course” in 2008 and 2009 by the California Aggie, the UC Davis student newspaper. She has received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of California as well as the ASUCD Excellence in Education Award.
Dr. Applegate is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. She is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a member of the Sports and Cardiovascular Nutritionists, a practice group of the American Dietetics Association. She frequently serves as a keynote speaker at industry, athletic and scientific meetings.
In addition to her university duties, Dr. Applegate writes the popular “Fridge Wisdom” nutrition column for Runner’s World magazine. She is the author of six books on nutrition.
She consults frequently for U.S. Olympic athletes and is the team nutritionist for the Oakland Raiders.
Her enthusiasm for teaching and informal lecture style make her undergraduate nutrition classes the nation’s largest with enrollments exceeding 2,000 students annually. Her Nutrition 10 course was voted “Best GE Course” in 2008 and 2009 by the California Aggie, the UC Davis student newspaper. She has received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of California as well as the ASUCD Excellence in Education Award.
Dr. Applegate is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. She is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a member of the Sports and Cardiovascular Nutritionists, a practice group of the American Dietetics Association. She frequently serves as a keynote speaker at industry, athletic and scientific meetings.
In addition to her university duties, Dr. Applegate writes the popular “Fridge Wisdom” nutrition column for Runner’s World magazine. She is the author of six books on nutrition.
She consults frequently for U.S. Olympic athletes and is the team nutritionist for the Oakland Raiders.
Website
Host
Melanie Cole, M.S.
Show Date
2009-06-23
